List of shipwrecks in October 1880

The list of shipwrecks in October 1880 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1880.

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1 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1880
Ship State Description
Allemagne  France The brig collided with the steamship Clymene ( United Kingdom) and sank in the Bristol Channel with the loss of two of her six crew. Allemagne was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom to L'Orient, Morbihan.[1]
Catherine  Netherlands The schooner ran aground on Saltholm, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Nyland, Sweden to Delfzijl, Groningen. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
Elwy  United Kingdom The ship collided with the steamship Jules Chagot ( France) off St. Agnes, Cornwall and was severely damaged. She was towed in to Penarth, Glamorgan by the steamship Oleaveaga (Flag unknown).[2]
Enchantress  United Kingdom The full-rigged ship was damaged by fire at Galveston, Texas, United States. She was on a voyage from Galveston to Bremen, Germany.[3]
Glenmore  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Eckerö, Åland, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to London.[3]
Hylton Castle  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on a reef off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
J. M. Scott  United Kingdom The steam trawler was run ashore 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire.[2]
Laurel  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Portia ( Germany) and sank off the coast of Essex.[5] Her crew were rescued bh Portia. Laurel was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[6]
Lima, and
Oakdale 		 United States
 United Kingdom 		The barque Lima ran into the steamship Oakdale off Start Point, Devon. Both vessels were severely damaged. Lima was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana to Rouen, Seine-Inférieure, France. She put in to Plymouth, Devon. Oakdale was on a voyage from Dartmouth, Devon to Demerara, British Honduras. Her passengers were taken off by a fishing boat or were evacuated via the lifeboats. She put in to Plymouth for repairs.[5]
Matilde  Norway The brig ran aground off the Russian Baltic coast Her crew were rescued.[7][8]
Nessen  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Teignmouth, Devon. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Teignmouth.[9]
Pliny  United Kingdom The steamship arrived at Madeira on fire. The fire was extinguished.[10]
Zelica  United Kingdom The ship departed from Pensacola, Florida, United States for Greenock, Renfrewshire. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]

2 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1880
Ship State Description
Anna Otilie Flag unknown The ship was abandoned in the Baltic Sea 40 nautical miles (74 km) east of Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to Nyköping, Sweden.[13]
Benella,
Robinia and
Stag 		 United Kingdom The steamship Robinia was driven into the steamship Benella in a hurricane at São Miguel Island, Azores. Benella sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads, Louisiana, United States to Bayonne, Loire-Inférieure, France<. Robinia then collided with the steamship Stag and sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads to Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure, France. Stag ran onto the wreck on Benella and sank. She was on a voyage from Port Eads to Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. The crews of all three vessels were rescued.[14][15][8]
Berwick  United Kingdom The steamship put in to Algiers, Algeria on fire. She was on a voyage from Sfax, Beylik of Tunis to Leith, Lothian. The fire was extinguished.[16] She was consequently condemned.[17]
Curlew  United Kingdom The schooner was run down by the full-rigged ship Taunton and sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with the loss of five of her eight crew. Survivors were rescued by Taunton. Curlew was on a voyage from Aberdeen to London.[5][18][19]
Dronning Sophie  Norway The steamship was driven ashore at New Romney, Kent, United Kingdom. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[10]
Fife Packet  United Kingdom The ship founderef off Pladda. She was on a voyage from Larne, County Antrim to Ayr.[7]
Florence  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Sunderland, County Durham.[9]
J. F. Mann  Germany The barque was driven ashore in the Tonalá River. She was on a voyage from Goole, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to the Tonalá River.[20]
La Naiade  United Kingdom The smack was lost off Lismore, County Waterford.[16]
Mary Johnston  United Kingdom The brig ran aground at Arbroath, Forfarshire. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Arbroath.[21]
Mercutio  Sweden The steamship ran aground near Pori, Grand Duchy of Finland. She was refloated and towed in to Stockholm by the steamship Hermes ( Sweden).[9]
St. Paul  United Kingdom The fishing boat sank off Whitby, Yorkshire. Her three crew were rescued by the fishing boat 32 ( United Kingdom).[22]
Success  Norway The galiot collided with the steamship Benin ( United Kingdom) and was abandoned .[9]
Thor  Norway The ship departed from New York, United States for Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]
Valiant  United Kingdom The barge ran aground in the River Severn at Sharpness, Gloucestershire. She was on a voyage from Gloucester to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[10]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean.[23]

3 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1880
Ship State Description
Batavia  Netherlands The barque was wrecked on Hogland, Russia. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Amsterdam, North Holland.[20]
Island Home  United Kingdom The brig foundered in the Sea of Åland 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) west of Söderarm, Sweden with the loss of all hands.[24]
Jessie McLeod  United Kingdom The ship departed from the Larne Lough for Catania, Sicily, Italy. No further trace, reported hopelessly ovedue.[25]
Nerissa  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a derelict vessel in the Atlantic Ocean (50°57′N 20°30′W / 50.950°N 20.500°W / 50.950; -20.500) and was damaged. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. She put in to Falmouth, Cornwall on 3 November.[26]
Norfolk  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Suez Canal.[9] She was on a voyage from China to New York. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Port Said, Egypt, resuming her voyage on 6 October.[27][28]
Senator Weber  United States The ship was driven ashore at Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Great Emperor ( United Kingdom).[9]
Stern Chase  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (44°54′N 10°12′W / 44.900°N 10.200°W / 44.900; -10.200). Her crew were rescued by the barque Maria Casabona ( Italy). Stern Chase was on a voyage from "Mazerelli" to Bremen, Germany.[29]
Unnamed Flag unknown The polacca was driven ashore and caught fire at Hangman Point, Devon, United Kingdom.[30][31][32]

4 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 4 October 1880
Ship State Description
Blomman Russian Empire Grand Duchy of Finland The galeas ran aground at "Ryssaro".[16]
Caroline  United Kingdom The Thames barge was driven ashore and wrecked at Lowestoft, Suffolk. Her crew were rescued.[31] She was on a voyage from London to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.[20]
Ebenezer  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was driven ashore and wrecked at Great Yarmouth. Her twelve crew were rescued.[31][33]
Elizabeth Hoggan  United Kingdom The ship sprang a leak and foundered 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Ailsa Craig. Her three crew survived. She was on a voyage from Troon, Ayrshire to Londonderry.[16]
Eric the Red  United States The full-rigged ship was wrecked off Cape Otway, Victoria. She was on a voyage from New York to Melbourne, Victoria.[34]
Fly  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of Scarborough, Yorkshire. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Seaham, County Durham to London.[24]
Warkworth Castle  United Kingdom The brig ran aground and was wrecked at Cimbritshamn, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Gloucester.[16] She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[32]
Zuiderzee, or
Zuyder Zee 		 Netherlands The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned in the North Sea. All on board, at least nine people, were rescued by Margaret ( United Kingdom) and she was set afire. Zuiderzee was on a voyage from Archangelsk, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[35][36][32][37][1]

5 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 5 October 1880
Ship State Description
Alma  Norway The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Finisterre, Spain with the loss of ten of her eleven crew. The survivor was rescued from a raft on 9 October by the steamship Clymene ( United Kingdom).[38][39] Alma was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Barcelona, Spain.[40]
Ardent  United States The schooner was wrecked in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Ellison Bay to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was declared a total loss.[41]
Druid  United Kingdom The ship departed from Irvine, Ayrshire for Lisbon, Portugal. No further trace,[42] presumed foundered.[43]
Elizabeth Catherine  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Bull Bay, Anglesey.[31]
Emma Trechmann  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Middlesbrough, Yorkshire.[31]
Framnaes  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Middleton, County Durham, United Kingdom. Her seven crew were rescued by the Hartlepool Lifeboat John Clay Barlow ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Fremnaes was on a voyage from Brevig to Hartlepool, County Durham.[31][44]
Helena  United Kingdom The trow was driven ashore and wrecked at Penarth, Glamorgan. Her crew were rescued.[20]
Helen Douglas  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on Mackinney's Bank, in the River Foyle. She was refloated the next day.[13]
Iris  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Lynetten, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Egersund to Copenhagen.[23] She was later refloated and assisted in to Copenhagen.[45]
Johanna  Russia The ship was driven ashore and sank near Kuressaare.[8]
May Hawthorne  United Kingdom The Thames barge ran aground on the Longnose Rocks, Margate, Kent.[20]
Nelly  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Seaham, County Durham.[31] She was refloated and taken in to Seaham in a severely leaky condition.[20]
Pandora  United Kingdom The steam yacht ran aground at Argostoli, Cephalonia, Greece. She was on a voyage from Corfu to Cephalonia. She was later refloated with assistance from the frigate (Victor Emmanuel ( Regia Marina).[28][46][47]
Pet  United Kingdom The schooner collided with the steamship Levant and sank off Kastrup, Denmark. Pet was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Wick, Caithness.[31][13]
Reinholdt  Germany The ship collided with Gottfried ( Germany) at Copenhagen and was severely damaged.[23]
Robert Stephenson  United Kingdom The paddle steamer foundered in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) east south east of Sunderland, County Durham. Her five crew were rescued by the brig Cherokee ( United Kingdom).[48][44]
Seaflower  United Kingdom The yacht was driven ashore and wrecked at Seaview, Isle of Wight.[28]
Shahpore  United Kingdom The ship departed from the River Mersey for Calcutta, India. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all 33 crew.[49]
Surprise  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Pennington Spit, in the Solent. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Portsmouth, Hampshire. She was refloated and taken in to Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.[31]
Svante  Sweden The brig sprang a leak and sank in the Gulf of Bothnia. Her crew were rescued by Ralfsoln (Flag unknown). Svante was on a voyage from Skellefteå to Flensburg, Germany.[20][28]
Thomas S. Stowe  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the South Bull. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. She was refloated and put back to Dublin.[13]
Triton  Norway The ship was driven ashore and sank at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Hudiksvall, Sweden to Calais, France.[23]
Ybarra No. 2  Spain The steamship suffered a boiler explosion at Bilbao which killed two of her crew and injured several others. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Bilbao.[8]
Ziroon  United Kingdom The brig capsized in the River Thames at Charlton, Kent. She was on a voyage from Halifax Island to Charlton.[31]

6 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 6 October 1880
Ship State Description
Alpha  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance, Cornwall.[14]
Amelie  France The brig was driven ashore on Nexø, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Örnsköldsvik, Sweden to Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine.[37]
Ancient Promise  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the schooner Florence ( United Kingdom). Ancient Promise was on a voyage from Blyth, Northumberland to Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.[50] She was subsequently towed in to Gibraltar.[51]
Aurora  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Boaz  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Crower  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Estepona  United Kingdom The steamship departed from Cardiff, Glamorgan for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. No further trace, reported missing, feared to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all hands.[52]
Fairy  United Kingdom The barque was driven ashore at New Ross, County Wexford. She was refloated and taken in to New Ross.[28][7]
Feronia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground and sank at "Simpnashkabh". She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sundsvall, Sweden.[24]
Jane  United Kingdom The fishing lugger was swamped by heavy seas, off Penzance, Cornwall.[53][54] She foundered with the loss of all seven crew.[14][55]
John  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Lafrowda  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Livonia  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Sunderland, County Durham. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Sunderland. She was refloated.[28]
Mercur  Germany The steamship ran aground on the Kirkegrund. She was on a voyage from Stockholm, Sweden to Hamburg.[28]
Pius IX  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14][54]
Reidolf  Norway The schooner ran aground on the Trompelond Bank, in the Gironde.[7]
Resolute  Norway The barque was wrecked at Quilimane, Portuguese East Africa.[28]
Rio Grande  Norway The ship sank at Bodø. She was on a voyage from Bergen to Tromsø.[8]
Santos  Germany The steamship ran aground at Cuxhaven.[13]
Scottish Maid  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore on the Potato Garth, in the River Wear.[56]
Telltale  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Triumph  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and damaged at Penzance.[14]
Wesley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey The ketch was driven against the quayside at Penzance and was severely damaged.[14][57]
Wild Rose  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Moulmein, Burma to a British port. No further trace,[58] reported missing.[59]
19 unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats were destroyed, or damaged, in Mount's Bay.[60]
Two unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats sank at Newlyn, Cornwall.[54]
Eight unnamed vessels  United Kingdom The fishing boats sank at Mousehole, Cornwall.[54]

7 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 7 October 1880
Ship State Description
Åland  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Betty Storrer  United States The ship was abandoned at sea. Her crew were rescued by Casilda ( United States). Betty Storrer was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York.[61]
Dagö  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[7]
Glory of the Seas  United States The ship ran aground at Dublin, United Kingdom. She was on a voyage from San Francisco, California to Dublin. She was refloated the next day.[13]
Henry Benness  United Kingdom The brig sprang a leak and sank off the Longships, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Progress ( United Kingdom). Henry Benness was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.[62][63]
Lintrathen  United Kingdom The ship ran aground at Fleetwood, Lancashire and was beached. She was on a voyage from Fleetwood to Valparaíso, Chile.[7][8] She was refloated and towed in to Birkenhead, Cheshire by the tug Toiler ( United Kingdom).[13]
Newnham  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on the Banjaard Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Zeeland, Netherlands. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Antwerp, Belgium. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[8]
Rapid  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[7]
Soderlinge  Sweden The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Sofia Flag unknown The ship ran aground on Hufondskar. She was on a voyage from Copenhagen, Denmark to Sundsvall, Sweden.[7]
Somorrostro  United Kingdom The steamship was believed to have foundered in the Bay of Biscay with the loss of all on board. Her lights were observed to disappear by the steamship Rochefort ( France). Somorrostro was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[64][65][66]
T. D. Marshall  United Kingdom The paddle tug ran aground in the River Usk and was severely damaged.[67]
Wattson  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Skillinge.[8]
Aberystwyth Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution The lifeboat capsized whilst going to the assistance of Julia ( United Kingdom) in Cardigan Bay. Two of her crew were injured.[68]

8 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1880
Ship State Description
Aldebaran  Italy The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (50°00′N 9°40′W / 50.000°N 9.667°W / 50.000; -9.667). Her crew were rescued by Umgeni ( United Kingdom). Aldebaran was on a voyage from Genoa to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom.[69]
Ann and Jane  United Kingdom The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by a barque. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Lisbon, Portugal.[50]
Ann Lucy  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Whiting Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by Ripple ( United Kingdom). Ann Lucy was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. She was refloated and assisted in to Harwich, Essex. She was beached there, being in a severely leaky condition.[70][13]
Bassano  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Boston, Massachusetts, United States. She was on a voyage from Boston to Hull, Yorkshire.[67] Bassano was refloated and put back to Boston for repairs.[71][72]
Cathay  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Greenock, Renfrewshire.[68]
Clan Gordon  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet.[13]
Duncairn  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in the Thanlwin. She was refloated and taken in to Moulmein, Burma in a severely leaky condition.[73]
Hannah  United Kingdom The schooner was run down and sunk in the Irish Sea, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) off Holyhead, by the passenger steamship Shamrock ( United Kingdom) and with the loss of three of Hannah's four crew.[74] Hannah was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Yarmouth, Norfolk, with salt.[75][76]
Louvain  Belgium The steamship was driven ashore at Middelkerke, West Flanders. She was on a voyage from London, United Kingdom to Bruges, West Flanders. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs.[13][77]
Maja  Denmark The schooner ran aground off Amager. She was on a voyage from Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom to Trelleborg, Sweden. She was refloated and assisted in to Copenhagen.[13]
Marie  Denmark The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (47°48′N 8°09′W / 47.800°N 8.150°W / 47.800; -8.150). Her crew were rescued by the steamship Whitehall ( United Kingdom). Marie was on a voyage from Hamburg to Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was later discovered by the steamship Neera ( United Kingdom) and set afire.[78][79]
Orvarodd  Norway The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was taken in to Hull in a derelict condition by British and Dutch smacks.[80]
Peggy  United Kingdom The schooner was beached at Longhope, Orkney Islands.[13]
Rokeby  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Port Said, Egypt. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan to Port Said.[80]
Valencia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Europa Point, Gibraltar. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt.[13] She was refloated on 10 October and resumed her voyage.[77]
Yanikale  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Bristol Channel west of Lundy Island, Devon. Her crew were rescued by St. Devenick (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey). Yanikale was on a voyage from Gävle, Sweden to Gloucester.[50]
1, and 2  United Kingdom The barges were abandoned in the Irish Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) off the South Stack, Anglesey. They were towed in to Holyhead by the tug Brilliant Star ( United Kingdom).[67]
Two unnamed vessels  Russia The lighters sprang a leak and sank at Cronstadt.[67]

9 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 9 October 1880
Ship State Description
Burgermeister Schwing  Germany The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her ten crew were rescued by the barque Balder ( Sweden). Burgermeister Schwing was on a voyage from Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada to Deal, Kent, United Kingdom.[81]
Charles Marie  France The brigantine was abandoned 70 nautical miles (130 km) south of the Old Head of Kinsale, County Cork, United Kingdom. Her crew were rescued by Nimrod ( United Kingdom). Charles Marie was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[51]
City of Cork  United Kingdom The steamship was driven against the pier at Cowes, Isle of Wight and was severely damaged.[82]
Cyane do Vouga  Portugal The brigantine sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the brig Star ( United Kingdom). Cyane do Vouga was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Oporto.[83]
Edouard Konig Flag unknown The ship was driven ashore on Hveen, Denmark. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen.[72]
Fernando  Spain The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque San Francisco ( United Kingdom). Fernando was on a voyage from Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom to Puerto Rico.[84]
Frolic  United Kingdom The fishing boat sank at Whitby, Yorkshire. She was refloated.[85]
Hope  United Kingdom The schooner sank in the North Sea off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by the tug Reaper ( United Kingdom) and/or the Corton Lifeboat. Hope was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Portsmouth, Hampshire.[86][77]
Livadia  Imperial Russian Navy The steam yacht was damaged in a storm in the Bay of Biscay.[87] She put in to El Ferrol, Spain for repairs.[88]
Reaper  United Kingdom The fishing boat was driven ashore at Whitby.[85] She was refloated on 3 November.[89]
Splendid  United Kingdom The schooner foundered. Her five crew were rescued by Adirondack ( United States). Splendid was on a voyage from Limerick to the Bristol Channel.[90]
Strathnisle  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and was abandoned. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Plymouth, Devon. She was towed in to the Isles of Scilly by a pilot boat.[91][77]
Topsy  United Kingdom The Humber keel sank in the Humber with the loss of both crew.[92]
Velocity  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground and was wrecked off Ballykisane, County Kerry.[82]
Wells  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Cowes, Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Newhaven, Sussex to Cowes. She was refloated with assistance from the tug Admiral ( United Kingdom) and taken in to Cowes.[71]

10 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 10 October 1880
Ship State Description
Constantia  Sweden The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River.[72]
Ganger  Norway The barque was wrecked at the mouth of the Tonalá River.[72]
Gerda  Sweden The brig ran aground off the Barfleur Lightship ( France). She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to Honfleur, Manche, France. She was refloated and towed in to a port.[77]
Killeena  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Irish coast. All nineteen people on board were rescued by the barque Freeman Dennis ( United Kingdom). Killeena was on a voyage from New York, United States to Liverpool, Lancashire. She was subsequently discovered by the barque Beatrice (Canada Canada and taken in tow.[4]
Lady Louise  United Kingdom The smack foundered off Lundy Island, Devon. Both crew were rescued by Empress ( United Kingdom).[93]
Saga  Sweden The barque ran aground on the Leman Sand, in the North Sea. All fourteen people on board took to a boat; they were rescued by the brig Eighteen Sisters ( Denmark). Saga was on a voyage from Fredrikstadt to the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Colony. She subsequently floated off and ran aground on the Haisborough Sands.[90] She was refloated and towed to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom and was beached in a waterlogged condition.[50]

11 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1880
Ship State Description
Alswold  United Kingdom The brig was wrecked on the East Burro Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Essex. Her crew were rescued by the tug Alarm ( United Kingdom).[94]
Felicity  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Finngrund, in the Baltic Sea. She was on a voyage from Söderhamn, Sweden to West Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and taken in to Gävle, Sweden.[71]
Maria  Norway The brig sank in the Dogger Bank. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom to Arendal.[72]
Sophie  Germany The ship departed from Cronstadt, Russia for Ystad, Sweden. No further trace, reported missing.[95]

12 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 12 October 1880
Ship State Description
Celeritas  Norway The ship capsized at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, United Kingdom.[51]
Gebroeders Sikkens  Netherlands The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom to Libava, Courland Governorate.[96]
Lochnagar  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore in Poverty Bay. She was on a voyage from Auckland, New Zealand to Poverty Bay.[66]
Maria  United Kingdom The brigantine sprang a leak and was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (43°05′N 12°55′W / 43.083°N 12.917°W / 43.083; -12.917). Her crew were rescued by Pelikan (Flag unknown). Maria was on a voyage from the Rio Grande to Falmouth, Cornwall.[29][97]
Minstrel  United Kingdom The yacht capsized in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Hastings, Sussex with the loss of four of the five people on board. The survivor was rescued by a fishing smack.[94]
Primrose  United Kingdom The brig was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean 350 nautical miles (650 km) off Bermuda. Her crew were rescued by the barque Jubenal ( Norway). Primrose was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Trinidad.[98]
Regulus  Austria-Hungary The ship was wrecked in the Chaussé de Sein, off the Île de Sein, Finistère, France. She was on a voyage from Bordeaux, Gironde, France to Newport, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom.[51]

13 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 13 October 1880
Ship State Description
Anna  Russia The ship foundered in the North Sea. Her crew survived.[23]
Baron Pahlen  Russia The steamship sank at Dunkerque, Nord, France. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Dunkerque.[51]
Emma  United Kingdom The schooner departed from Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire for Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands. No further trace,[58] reported missing.[59]
Laconia  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Famagusta, Cyprus.[51] She was refloated.[99]
Langurthoe  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Hampton-on-Sea, Kent. She was on a voyage from Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands to London.[51]
Unnamed Flag unknown The schooner was driven ashore at Reculver, Kent.[100]

14 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 14 October 1880
Ship State Description
Bristol City  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the River Avon. She was on a voyage from Bristol, Gloucestershire to New York, United States. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[101]
Christian  Germany The ship was driven ashore and capsized at Hiddensee with the loss of all but one of her crew.[102]
County of Richmond  United Kingdom The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her crew. Survivors clung to part of the wrecked vessel, which formed an impromptu raft. They were rescued a week later by the barque Leandro ( Principality of Montenegro). County of Richmond was on a voyage from New York, United States to Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.[103][104][105][106]
Giacomino  Italy The barque foundered in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by the barque Nicola P. ( Italy). Giacomino was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Buenos Aires, Argentina.[107]
Heinrich Sellschopp  Germany The ship was wrecked on the Tabasco Coast near "Tuplico". Her crew were rescued.[108]
Plantagenet  United Kingdom The steamship struck a submerged object and foundered off Cape Palos, Spain. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from Cardiff to Barcelona, Spain.[78][109]

15 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 15 October 1880
Ship State Description
Actif  France The lugger collided with the steamship Kestrel ( United Kingdom) and sank off Rye, Sussex, United Kingdom with the loss of seven of her nine crew. Survivor were rescued by Kestrel[110][111]
Alpena  United States The paddle steamer sank in Lake Michigan with the loss of at least 80 lives. She was on a voyage from Grand Haven, Michigan to Chicago, Illinois.[112]
Anne and Betsey  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and foundered in the Irish Sea. Both crew survived.[83] She was on a voyage from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire to Swansea, Glamorgan.[17]
Bertha Carrington United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The ship departed from Garston, Lancashire for Pernambuco, Brazil. No further trace, reported missing.[95]
Cecelia  United Kingdom The fishing trawler strucks rock off Prawle Point, Devon and foundered.[101]
Elizabeth Catherine  Norway The ship ran aground. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. She was refloated and towed in to the Nieuw Diep.[101]
Hawarden Castle  United Kingdom The ship caught fire at San Francisco, California, United States. The fire was extinguished.[113]
Hylton Castle  United States The steam barge foundered in Lake Michigan with the loss of all ten crew.[114][115]
Ivy  United Kingdom The yacht caught fire and sank in the Humber. Her crew were rescued.[101]
James Walker  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Camber, Sussex. She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Hartlepool, County Durham. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[78]
Lota  United Kingdom The barque departed from Hong Kong for Keelung, China. No further trace.[116]
Trocadero  United Kingdom The steamship collided with a Norwegian barque at Gravesend, Kent and was severely damaged.[97]
Unnamed  Liberia The schooner capsized off Grand Bassa with the loss of 34 of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued by Corsico (Flag unknown).[117]

16 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 16 October 1880
Ship State Description
Antonio  Italy The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Barletta. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Eustace  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was on a voyage from Busrah, Persia to Jeddah. She was refloated on 19 October and taken in to Jeddah.[73]
Henrietta Canada Canada The ship departed from New York, United States for Antwerp, Belgium. No further trace,[11] reported missing.[12]
Maria Antoinetta  Italy The brigantine was driven ashore and wrecked at Barletta. Her crew were rescued.[118]
Mula Flag unknown The steamship ran aground on the Abbo Fararnez Reef, in the Red Sea. She was on a voyage from Yembo to Jeddah, Hejaz Vilayet. She was refloated on 19 October and completed her voyage.[119]
Rollo  United Kingdom The steamship collided with HMS Lively ( Royal Navy) near Hull, Yorkshire and was damaged. Rollo was on a voyage from Hull to Gothenburg, Sweden. She put back to Hull for repairs.[96]
Smales  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Scroby Sands, Norfolk. She was refloated and resumed her voyage,[120] but was consequently towed in to Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition.[4]
West Cumberland  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Riga, Russia. She was refloated and taken in to Riga.[96]
Unnamed  Liberia The schooner capsized off the coast of Grand Bassa with the loss of 34 of the 38 people on board. Survivors were rescued the next day by Corisco ( United Kingdom).[121]

17 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 17 October 1880
Ship State Description
Blanche  United Kingdom The schooner sank 35 nautical miles (65 km) off The Lizard, Cornwall. Her crew were rescued by Lizzie Trenberth ( United Kingdom). Blanche was on a voyage from "Villa Suztch" to London.[122]
Mathilde  France The schooner was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew and 80 passengers were rescued by Inchmaree ( United Kingdom).[66] Mathilde was on a voyage from Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon to Granville, Manche.[123][88]
Trinity  United States The barque was beached on Heard Island. Her 35 crew went ashore. She floated off, drifted out to sea and was not seen again. Thirty-three survivors were rescued on 15 February 1882 by USS Marion ( United States Navy.[124]

18 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1880
Ship State Description
Asia  Germany The steamship was wrecked on Socotra, Aden Settlement. Her crew were rescued by Prinds Hendrik ( Germany).[125] The wreck was plundered by the local inhabitants.[126]
Bedford  United Kingdom The steamship was damaged by fire at Charleston, South Carolina, United States.[127]
Berryer  United Kingdom The barque ran aground at Archangelsk, Russia and became waterlogged.[17]
Borrodale  United Kingdom The steamship caught fire at Charleston and was scuttled. She was severely damaged.[127]
Forward  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. No further trace, reported overdue, feared to have foundered.[15]
George O'Neill  Sweden The brig ran aground at St. Ubes, Portugal. She was refloated and put back to St. Ubes.[102]
Giuseppe Capurro  Italy The ship departed from New York, United States. for Bordeaux, Gironde, France. No further trace, reported missing.[128]
Norma  Germany The ship ran aground at New York She was on a voyage from Hamburg to New York. She was refloated and taken in to New York.[17]
Paradox  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground on Whitgift Ness.[83]
Prim  Norway The barque was towed in to Riga, Russia in a waterlogged condition.[127]
Queen of the Isles  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore on Trondra, Shetland Islands.[29][127]
Travancore  United Kingdom The steamship was severely damaged by fire at Charleston.[17]
Unnamed  United States The tug was wrecked in Lake Michigan with the loss of all ten crew.[129]

19 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 19 October 1880
Ship State Description
Casualita  Italy The barque was run into by the schooner Edward Seymour ( United Kingdom) at Gibraltar and was severely damaged.[29]
Denia  United Kingdom The steamship sank at Sunderland, County Durham.[102] She was refloated on 21 October.[130]
Gezina Jantina  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Egmond aan Zee, North Holland. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Rotterdam, South Holland to Westervik, Sweden.[29]
Holbeach  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore and wrecked near Saltfleethaven, Lincolnshire.[29]
Mary Atkinson  United Kingdom The ship departed from Newport, Monmouthshire for Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, reported missing.[59]
William Henry  United Kingdom The schooner struck a sunken wreck in the Clyde. She was on a voyage from Caernarfon to a Clyde port. She was taken in to Bowling, Dunbartonshire, where she sank.[130]

20 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 20 October 1880
Ship State Description
Alida  Netherlands The ship collided with the steamship Christian IX ( Denmark) and sank in the Kattegat. Her crew were rescued. Alida was on a voyage from Libava, Courland Governorate to Schiedam, South Holland.[23]
Alpha  Germany The steamship was driven ashore and sank at "Möroone", Denmark. She was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Lübeck.[102] She was later refloated and towed in to Kiel in a leaky condition by the steamship Bertha (Flag unknown). She was placed under repair.[131]
Alto  Russia The ship was driven ashore at Prøvestenen, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg to Copenhagen.[23]
Artushof  Germany The steamship ran aground at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. She was refloated and taken in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[132][23]
Cotherall  Denmark The ship was driven ashore at Dragør. She was on a voyage from Königsberg, Germany to Stavanger, Norway.[23]
Elizabeth  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Harlingen, Friesland.[23]
Elizabeth  Netherlands The schooner was driven ashore at Copenhagen.[133]
Eunomia  Denmark The barque ran aground. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Copenhagen. She was refloated and towed in to Copenhagen in a leaky condition.[23]
Faraday  United Kingdom The steamship collided with the steamship Garry ( United Kingdom) and sank at Copenhagen. Her crew were rescued. Faraday was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland to Copenhagen.[132][23] She was refloated on 26 October and taken in to Copenhagen.[123]
Kiwas  Russia The brig was driven ashore at Narva.[134]
Lizzie Ann  United Kingdom The smack was driven ashore and sank at Goodwick, Pembrokeshire.[130]
Margaretha Gezina  Netherlands The ship was wrecked on the Borcum Reef, in the Baltic Sea. Her crew were rescued by Dunbeath Castle ( United Kingdom).[135]
Neptun  Germany The steamship was driven ashore at Kastrup, Denmark. She was on a voyage from Riga to Rotterdam, South Holland.[23]
Pandora  Denmark The ketch was driven ashore at Copenhagen. She was on a voyage from Sweden to Hull.[132][23]
Riwas  Russia The barque was driven ashore at Narva.[130]
Rudolph  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Rügen, Germany whilst on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Stettin, Germanhy. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Sophie  Norway The ship was driven ashore at Dragør. She was on a voyage from Porvoo, Grand Duchy of Finland to Copenhagen.[23]
Triton  Norway The barque was driven ashore and sank at Copenhagen.[133]
Victoria Nancy  France The ship was wrecked on the Tiperand Rocks. She was on a voyage from an English port to Vannes, Morbihan.[137]
Weselina  Germany The schooner ran aground on the Domesnes Reef, in the Baltic Sea, and sank. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Riga.[118][88]

21 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 21 October 1880
Ship State Description
Bessie Wilkingson  United Kingdom The ketch ran aground on the Blackrock, off Mevagissey, Cornwall. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Mevagissey.[138]
Groes  Sweden The ship was driven ashore on Stege, Denmark.[45]
Hugo  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore as Sandhamn.[110]
J. B. Brown  United States The schooner was driven ashore in Broad Bay. She was on a voyage from Christiania, Norway to Greenock, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom.[130] She was refloated on 2 November and taken in to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides.[139]
Loch Tyne  United Kingdom The fishing smack was driven ashore at Spurn Point, Yorkshire. She was refloated with assistance from the Spurn Lifeboat.[130]
Marquis  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Falmouth, Cornwall with the loss of three of her crew.[140]
Pacific  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground in the Haff. She was on a voyage from Stettin, Germany to Hull, Yorkshire.[110]
Percy  United Kingdom The schooner foundered off The Smalls, Pembrokeshire. Her crew took to a boat; they were rescued by the schooner Spray (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jersey). Percy was on a voyage from Par, Cornwall to Liverpool, Lancashire and Glasgow, Renfrewshire.[141][135][142][143][144][145]
Perle  Germany The schooner struck a rock at Banana Island Lagos Colony and sprang a leak. She was on a voyage from Hamburg to Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone.[110]
Sunbeam  United Kingdom The steamship ran aground at Malta. She was on a voyage from London to Odessa, Russia. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[110]
Unnamed  Germany The schooner foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Courland Governorate with the loss of all hands.[130]
Unnamed Flag Unknown The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea off the coast of the Courland Governorate with the loss of all hands.[130]

22 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 22 October 1880
Ship State Description
Affigo  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Pakefield Gat, in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk. She was on a voyage from London to Goole. She was refloated and taken in to Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in a severely leaky condition.[110][23]
Anna and Gustaf  Germany The ship foundered in the Baltic Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) off Rixhöft with the loss of all but her captain.[122] He was rescued by Bella ( United Kingdom). Anna and Gustaf was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.[146]
Bessie  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Barry, Glamorgan.[118]
Carl  Sweden The schooner was driven ashore at Grönhöhen, Öland.[118]
Catharina  Norway The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[118]
Charles Quint  France The steamship was driven ashore at Djidjelli, Algeria. Her passengers were taken off.[4] She was refloated on 5 November and sailed for Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[147]
Clydesdale  United Kingdom The ship was wrecked at Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, Canada.[66][148][45][149]
Friends  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Harwich, Essex whilst on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
George  United Kingdom The brig ran aground on the Hook Sands, off Poole, Dorset. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Calvados, France to South Shields, County Durham.[118][150]
Gertrude  Germany The brig collided with three ships and ran aground at Stettin. She was on a voyage from Montrose, Forfarshire, United Kingdom to Stettin.[110]
Margaret West  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Black Rock Ledge, off the Isle of Wight. She was on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands. She was refloated and taken in to Cowes.[110][23]
Mary  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Newry, County Antrim. No further trace, reported overdue.[58]
Marys  United Kingdom The brig dragged her anchor and hit the Black Rock at the entrance to Falmouth Harbour, Cornwall. She drifted leeward and sank between the rock and shore with the loss of three of her six crew.[151][152]
May Olsen  Norway The barque was towed into Swinemünde, Germany in a waterlogged condition. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Leith, Lothian, United Kingdom.[4]
Olympe  Germany The brig ran aground on the Herd Sand, in the North Sea off the coast of County Durham. She was on a voyage from Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France to South Shields. She was refloated the next day with the assistance of two tugs and taken in to South Shields in a severely leaky condition.[118][23]
Rose  United Kingdom The smack ran aground at St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Islands. She was on a voyage from East Wemyss, Fife to Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.[4]
St. Clair  United Kingdom The steamship struck the Roan Bogha Rock and sank off Tiree, Inner Hebrides. All on board survived. She was on a voyage from Arinagour, Coll to Scarnish, Tiree.[153]
Wilhelmina  Norway The brig was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Ljusne, Sweden to Dundee, Forfarshire, United Kingdom.[4][23]
Unnamed  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Pennington Spit, off the Isle of Wight.[118]

23 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 23 October 1880
Ship State Description
Argo  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak and made for Old Grimsby, Tresco, Isles of Scilly. She stuck on rocks at Teän. Her crew were rescued the next day. She was on a voyage from Newport, Monmouthshire to Polruan, Cornwall.[154]
Cattarina  Norway The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at Östergarn, Gotland, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Dieppe, Seine-Inférieure, France.[23]
Enmore  United Kingdom The steamship sprang a leak and foundered in the Atlantic Ocean 500 nautical miles (930 km) west of Ireland. Her crew were rescued by the barque Prinz Wilhelm ( Germany). Enmore was on a voyage from Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada to Hamburg, Germany.[155]
Flossie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guernsey The brig sprang a leak and was abandoned off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued by the steamship Castilian ( United Kingdom). Flossie was on a voyage from Brest, Finistère, France to Swansea, Glamorgan.[137]
George  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Hook Sands, in the English Channel off Poole, Dorset. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Trouville-sur-Mer, Manche, France to South Shields, County Durham.[23]
Lord Northbrook  United Kingdom The barque put in to São Miguel Island, Azores on fire and was scuttled. She was on a voyage from Calcutta, India to London.[156] She was a total loss.[157]
Macedonia  United Kingdom The barque capsized in the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all but two of her eleven crew. Survivors were rescued by Hallgerda (Canada Canada). Macedonia was on a voyage from Pensacola, Florida, United States to Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland.[113][158][159]
Montague  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Greysand, in Bideford Bay.[132][133] She was on a voyage from Oak Bay, New Brunswick, Canada to Barnstaple, Devon.[23]
Narcisse  France The brigantine foundered off the Isles of Scilly. Her crew were rescued.[126]
Nathalie  France The steamship was driven ashore and wrecked at Torreira, Portugal with the loss of two lives.[137] She was on a voyage from Havre de Grâce, Seine-Inférieure to Lisbon, Portugal.[160]
Titania  United Kingdom The steamship was holed off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada by her spare propeller, which had broken loose. She became waterlogged.[88]
Unnamed  France The brig was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay. Her seven crew were rescbued by the brig John Twizell ( United Kingdom).[161]

24 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 24 October 1880
Ship State Description
Anna Gertrude  Netherlands The ship was driven ashore at Falsterbo, Sweden. She was on a voyage from Riga, Russia to Delfzijl, Groningen.[23]
Blanche  United Kingdom The ketch sprang a leak and foundered 40 miles (64 km) west south-west of The Lizard, cornwall. Her captain was landed at Fowey, Cornwall by Lizzie Trembath ( United Kingdom).[162]
Charles Deering  United States The barque was abandoned at sea. All on board were rescued by the barque August ( Norway). Charles Deering was on a voyage from Akyab, Burma to the English Channel.[135][144]
Eureka  United Kingdom The abandoned schooner was discovered 25 nautical miles (46 km) south west by south of the Isles of Scilly by V. Troop, which put four crew aboard.[122] They took her in to Plymouth, Devon.[45]
Ferdinand and Annette Flag unknown The barque was driven ashore at "Erenoro", Denmark. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Kotka, Grand Duchy of Finland to Dunkerque, Nord, France.[137]
Fervent  France The steamship ran aground at Honfleur, Manche and was then run into by the brig Felix ( Norway). Fervent was on a voyage from Cronstadt, Russia to Honfleur. She was refloated.[122][146]
Graf Wedel  Sweden The ship was driven ashore and wrecked at East London, Cape Colony with the loss of four of her crew.[163][164]
Natalie  France The steamship was wrecked "on the coast of Jorreira" with the loss of all but one of her crew.[118][23]
Paula  France The schooner foundered in the English Channel. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom to Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais.[165]
Ruby  United Kingdom The schooner was sighted off Seaford, Sussex whilst on a voyage from Runcorn, Cheshire to Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.[136][166]
Salopian  United Kingdom The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She was on a voyage from Lisbon, Portugal to Liverpool, Lancashire. Her crew were rescued by the barque Slavia ( Principality of Montenegro). Salopian was discovered later that day by the steamship Pembroke, which put four of her crew on board and took her in tow. The tow was lost the next day and Pembroke retrieved her crew. Salopian was presumed to have subsequently foundered.[167][168]
Salve Regina  Spain The ship departed from Bilbao for Ardrossan, Ayrshire, United Kingdom. No further trace, reported hopelessly overdue.[25]
Stentor  United Kingdom The ship was holed by the propeller of another vessel at South Shields, County Durham. She sprang a severe leak and ran aground.[150][131]
Unnamed Flag unknown The burning ship foundered in the Atlantic Ocean, observed by City of Perth ( United Kingdom).[139]

25 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 25 October 1880
Ship State Description
Carl  Germany The steamship struck a rock and foundered off "Setta Kroo", Liberia. Her nineteen crew were rescued.[165][169][170]
Daphne  Denmark The ship departed from Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom for Skien. No further trace,[128] reported missing.[171]
Edgar Cecil  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Carmela ( United States). Edgar Cecil was on a voyage from Java, Netherlands East Indies to Quebec City, Canada.[108]
Edith May  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground on the Dogger Bank, off the coast of County Wexford. She was on a voyage from Dublin to Wexford. She was refloated the next day and taken in to Wexford.[172][123]
Foam  United Kingdom The schooner sprang a leak in the Sound of Islay and was beached.[146] She was on a voyage from Carrickfergus, County Antrim to Fisherrow, East Lothian.[148]
Four Sisters  United Kingdom The brig sprang a severe leak and was beached at Harwich, Essex. She was on a voyage from Sunderland, County Durham to Littlehampton, Sussex.[131]
Isaac Webb  United States The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean (42°30′N 59°20′W / 42.500°N 59.333°W / 42.500; -59.333). Her 24 crew were rescued by the steamship Illyrian ( United Kingdom). Isaac Webb was on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to New York.[66][173]
J. H. Nieman  Germany The steamship ran ashore on Saltholm, Denmark. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[146]
Lady of the Lake  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Newburgh, Fife. No further trace, reported severely overdue,[42] presumed foundered with the loss of all six crew.[174]
Liberal  Norway The schooner was driven ashore at Hanko, Grand Duchy of Finland and became severely leaky.[122][175]
Lotus  United Kingdom The ship departed from Waterford for Runcorn, Cheshire. No further trace, reported missing.[128]
Neilly  United Kingdom The barque ran aground on the Old Harry Ledge, off the coast of Dorset. She was on a voyage from Swansea, Glamorgan to Poole, Dorset. She was refloated.[172]
Rex  Sweden The steamship was driven ashore at "Husvalla", Öland. She was refloated with assistance from the steamship Poseidon ( Sweden) and taken in to Stockholm.[45]
Three Brothers  United Kingdom The ship was sighted off Harwich, Essex whilst on a voyage from Honfleur, Manche, France to Sunderland, County Durham. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Touraine  France The steamship ran aground on the Nash Sands, in the Bristol Channel off the coast of Glamorgan, United Kingdom. She floated off and sank 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south south west of Nash Point with the loss of two of her fourteen crew. Three survivors were rescued by the ketch Hope ( United Kingdom). Nine survivors took to a boat; they were reported missing. Touraine was on a voyage from Bilbao, Spain to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[122][146][176]
Unnamed Flag unknown The steamship foundered off "Stetia Kroo". Her crew were presumed to have survived.[177]

26 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 26 October 1880
Ship State Description
Clan Fraser  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore at Cape Finisterre, Spain. She was refloated and resumed her voyage.[178]
Daniel Draper  Italy The barque was wrecked at Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily.[147]
Elizabeth Hill  United Kingdom The ship was sighted whilst on a voyage from London to Hull, Yorkshire. No further trace,[136] reported missing.[42]
Frank  United Kingdom The barque put in to Helsingør, Denmark on fire. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall, Sweden to Inverness. The fire was extinguished.[146]
Hetty Mary  United Kingdom The ship departed from Quittah, Africa for Queenstown, County Cork or Falmouth, Cornwall. No further trace, reported missing.[179]
Pride of the Taw  United Kingdom The ship ran aground in Bideford Bay. She was on a voyage from London to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[123]
Umberto Galatola, and
Winton 		 Italy
 United Kingdom 		The steamship Winton collided with the barque Umberto Galatola at South Shields, County Durham. Both vessels were severely damaged.[122][180]
Hickman  United Kingdom The ship ran ashore on Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire. She was on a voyage from Milford Haven to Dublin. She was refloated and put back to Milford Haven. Being in a leaky condition, she was beached there.[122][45]
Maria Teresa  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Vigo, Spain. She was on a voyage from Demerara, British Guiana to Lisbon, Portugal.[66][45]

27 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 27 October 1880
Ship State Description
Alberta  United Kingdom The brigantine ran aground on the Dog's Head Sand, in the Boston Deeps. She was on a voyage from London to Middlesbrough, Yorkshire. She was refloated and taken in to Boston, Lincolnshire for repairs.[181]
Billy the Prizeman  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Scarborough, Yorkshire. All on board were rescued by the Scarborough Lifeboat.[182] She was on a voyage from Plymouth, Devon to Sunderland, County Durham.[183]
Corsair  United Kingdom The steamship was driven ashore opposite Greenock, Renfrewshire.[184]
Emily Eliza  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore near Ryhope, County Durham.[185]
Endeavour  United Kingdom The sloop foundered in the Lynn Roads. Her three crew reached the Bar Lightship ( Trinity House), from where they were rescued. Endeavour was on a voyage from King's Lynn, Norfolk to the Humber.[66][172][186]
Etuna  Denmark The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at "Wiron", Grand Duchy of Finland. She was on a voyage from Saint Petersburg, Russia to an English port.[187][178]
Flying Huntsman  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at South Shields, County Durham with the loss of all six crew.[167][188]
Furst  United Kingdom The tug sank at North Shields.[189]
George United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Isle of Man The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Ramsey. Her crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. She was on a voyage from Whitehaven, Cumberland to Ramsey.[190]
Houghton  United Kingdom The tug capsized and sank at South Shields with the loss of all six crew.[188]
I Tell Ye  United States The boat was run down and sunk in Boston Bay.[191]
Jeanette  United Kingdom The fishing trawler was driven ashore and sank near Kingstown, County Dublin.[192]
Johanna  Denmark The schooner foundered off South Shields with the loss of all but one of her crew.[193][188] The survivor was rescued by the South Shields Lifeboat Northumberland ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution).[194] Johanna was on a voyage from Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom to South Shields.[189]
Madeleine Esther  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in Carmarthen Bay 8 nautical miles (15 km) from Ferryside, Carmarthenshire with the loss of her captain. Four survivors were rescued by the lifeboat City of Manchester ( Royal National Lifeboat Institution). Madeleine Esther was on a voyage from New Ross, County Wexford to Cardiff, Glamorgan.[195][188][184][196]
Mars  United Kingdom The lighter was run into by the steamship Rotterdam ( United Kingdom) and capsized at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire.[66]
Mercury  United Kingdom The steam lighter sank at Greenock. Her crew were rescued.[184][197] She was refloated on 1 November and placed under repair.[198]
Ocean  United Kingdom The ship departed from London for Seaham. Presumed subsequently foundered with the loss of all hands.[199]
Ocean Queen  United Kingdom The fishing smack was wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, in the North Sea off the coast of Norfolk. Her crew were rescued by a Dutch fishing boat.[200]
Osprey Canada Canada The ship was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. Her crew were rescued by Chiara Penco (Flag unknown).[80][160]
Penrith  United Kingdom The ship ran aground on the Courland Bank, off Queenstown, County Cork. She was refloated.[123]
Phonix  Norway The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea (58°15′N 1°50′E / 58.250°N 1.833°E / 58.250; 1.833). Her crew were rescued by the schooner Westerlinden ( Norway). Phonix was on a voyage from Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, United Kingdom to Kristiansand.[104]

28 October[edit]

List of shipwrecks: 28 October 1880
Ship State Description
Affinite  United Kingdom The ship was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland to Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.[201]
Agnes  United Kingdom The schooner ran aground in the Prince's Channel. She was refloated and taken in to Gravesend, Kent in a leaky condition.[202]
Aguia  United Kingdom The brig was driven ashore and wrecked in the Humber 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) from Stallingborough, Lincolnshire.[190]
Alarm, or
Alarum 		 United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore at Hawsker, Yorkshire with the loss of all hands.[203][202][204]
Albion  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore at Holkham, Norfolk. Her crew were rescued.[190][143]
Aldbro  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore south of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.[200] She was refloated on 1 November.[201]
Alice  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.[205][142]
Alice  Sweden The brig was driven ashore and wrecked at Bamburgh, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Her nine crew were rescued by the North Sunderland Lifeboat. She was on a voyage from Sundsvall to the River Tyne.[182][200][186]
Alice  United Kingdom The ship was driven ashore in the River Ouse opposite Blacktoft, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Goole, Yorkshire.[143]
Amity  United Kingdom The ship foundered in the North Sea.[204]
Almuth Catherine  United Kingdom The schooner was driven ashore and wrecked at Tetney Haven, Lincolnshire. She was on a voyage from London to Sunderland, County Durham.[135]
Amelia